Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing: A Critical IntroductionOpen University Press, 2003 - 191 páginas Presents a critical review of key theoretical developments and issues influencing the study of adult ageing. This book explores trends in social policy, drawing on the experience of ageing in the USA, Europe and an increasingly global environment. Particular attention is given to feminist perspectives on ageing, ethics and bio-medicine. |
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... workplace policies that ignore workers ' caregiving work ; laws that impede reproductive choice and provide little protection against male violence ( Pateman 1989 ; O'Connor et al . 1999 ) . O'Connor and her colleagues ( 1999 : 3 ) ...
... workplace policies that ignore workers ' caregiving work ; laws that impede reproductive choice and provide little protection against male violence ( Pateman 1989 ; O'Connor et al . 1999 ) . O'Connor and her colleagues ( 1999 : 3 ) ...
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... workplace so that it allows individuals time to care for themselves and their loved ones ' ( Matthaei 2001 : 483 ) . As this chapter illustrates , insightful and influential feminist scholarship is growing in disciplines such as ...
... workplace so that it allows individuals time to care for themselves and their loved ones ' ( Matthaei 2001 : 483 ) . As this chapter illustrates , insightful and influential feminist scholarship is growing in disciplines such as ...
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... workplace values ( Sicker 1994 : 165 ) . Indeed , Moody ( 1993 ) has argued that equity based on productivity builds unequal competition between generations into com- mon - sense thinking about the social value of older people ...
... workplace values ( Sicker 1994 : 165 ) . Indeed , Moody ( 1993 ) has argued that equity based on productivity builds unequal competition between generations into com- mon - sense thinking about the social value of older people ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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